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The Russian Federation is sabotaging the implementation of the grain agreement in every possible way. Instead of 6-8 ships per day, at best one leaves from the ports. In July, the export of grain from the territory of Ukraine through the ports may stop for two whole months, so Ukraine and its partners are looking for new logistical opportunities to export food. Denis Marchuk, Deputy Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council, told about this today, June 29, on the air of FREEDOM TV channel.
“The grain corridor works very slowly. No more than one ship leaves every day, with the possibility of loading about 6-8 ships. This really makes the situation very bad, because we still have profitable grain balances that we could export before July 1. Russia continues sabotage,” he said.
The expert noted that the government of Ukraine is in every possible way looking for other logistical ways to export grain and food, as Russia continues to block the operation of the “grain corridor”.
“When today the authorities of Ukraine say that we are preparing to develop alternative ways, there is logic in this. This is an opportunity to really strengthen exports through our “corridors of solidarity”, i.e. through the corridors of our European neighbors. In Ukraine, the harvesting campaign is actively starting – Odesa, Mykolaiv, and partially Vinnytsia regions have already started harvesting. Therefore, in order to export new consignments, it is necessary to move through new corridors, despite the fact that Russia continues to block the “grain corridor”, he said.
From mid-July to the beginning of autumn, the export of food through the Black Sea ports may stop, which is why major countries, world organizations, in particular the UN, insist on the sale of Ukrainian food, Marchuk noted.
“After July 18, perhaps for two months, exports from the territory of Ukraine, meaning the ports of Great Odesa, will stop. But still, there is hope that the work of the full-fledged corridor will resume from the end of August, because the world needs Ukrainian food. Big countries and organizations continue to insist that food from Ukraine has the opportunity to be sold, because the world needs it,” he explained.
The destruction by the Russian army of the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric station (HPP) led to a jump in prices all over the world. If Ukrainian food exports stop, prices will rise even more, so Ukraine and its partners will look for other logistics opportunities, the expert is sure.
“The terrorist act at the Kakhovskaya HPP led to the fact that food prices in the world are starting to rise. And if Ukrainian food does not arrive on time, it will lead to the fact that prices will rise even more. Therefore, while there are diplomatic talks to extend the possibility of safe passage of ships in the Black Sea, Ukraine and our partners will export through the “corridors of solidarity”, small ports, land routes in order not to stop this process,” he stated.
